DID Development Notes
Contents
Postal History
- Postal History Definition
- Study of the mails; generally, including postal rates, routes, postal markings (known as marcophily). "Postal history: study of any mail piece that went through the mail stream with the purpose of conveying a message." - Collector's Club of Chicago
Postal History Resources
- Illinois Postal History Society
- American Philatelic Research Library Article Index
- American Philatelic Research Library Book Catalog
- Unied States Postal History from USPS
Postal History Publications
- James E Lee's Philately
- Military Postal Hisotry
Cartographic Resources
- Perry-Casteneda Library of University of Texas
History Resources
- Library of Congress
International Postal History
U.S. Postal History
Postal History Activities
Study a mailpiece. Where was it sent from? Where was it sent to? Is the post office identifiable? What type of markings does it have? What rate is paid fro which service? |
Find a verbose listing for a postal history item in an auction catalog. What does it say about the item? |
View a state-related postal history exhibit. What does it say about the displyed items? |
Philately
- Philately (Definition)
- Generally, philately is the study and hobby of collecting postage stamps. Traditional philately involves the acquisition and direct observation and study of stamps of the world. The study of stamps is enhanced using philatelic literature. Philately is greatly informed by postal history, the study of the mails. Country collecting is a popular form whereby a hobbyist limits a study to one or several countries of interest. Topical philately is themed collecting along topics of interest (e.g. Space, Transportation or Butterflies) using stamps and postal ephemera of the world.
- synonym: Stamp Collecting
other topics: essays, First Days of Issue, philatelic exhibiting, technical philately, tools of philately
The History of Postage Stamps
- see also Postal History
- before stamps
- adhesive pre-paid postage
- the Penny Black
- the birth of philately
- History of United States postage stamps
- modern postage stamps
- http://www.zazzle.com
Philatelic Resources on the web
Philatelic Clubs and Societies
- American Philatelic Society
- Chicago Philatelic Society
- Ukrainian Philatleic and Numismatic Society
- Ukrainian Philatelci Society
- United States Stamp Society
- American Topical Association
- American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
- Austin Philatelic Club
- Baden-Powell Philatelic Association of Illinois
- Evanston-New Trier Philatelic Society
- Germany Philatelic Society, Chapter 5
- Israel-Palestine Philatelic Society of America
- Jack Knight Airm Mail Society
- North Shore Philatelic Society
- Noerthwest Satmp Club
- Scandanavian Collectors Club, Chapter 4
- Uited Nations Collectors of Chicagoland
Postal Agencies
- United States Postal Service
- List of Postal Agencies from Linns.com
Philatelic Auction websites
http://www.philatino.com http://www.fuscoauctions.com
Stamp Dealers
- Stamp King Coin King
- Higgins near Harlem, Chicago, IL
- Rasdale Stamp Compnay
- http://www.rasdalestamps.com
- Earl Apfelbaum
- Ebay
Philatelic Literature
Women on Stamps USPS Publication 512
Linns Stamp News
American Philatleist Illlinsoi Postal Historian
Philatelic Libraries
- APRL
- American Philatelic Research Library Article Index
- American Philatelic Research Library Book Catalog
- @Chicago Public Library
- @Columbia College Library
Articles Bralove, Olga J., Japanese Prints on Stamps American Philatelist, July 2006
Philatelic Stamp Shows
- Chicagopex 2007
Philatelic Activities
Find a high-quality image of an unused international postage stamp. What image is represented? What other text informs the stamp? What does the information represent? |
Obtain and examine and compare several different sheets of stamps. What can you say about the relative size and production of the stamps? What other printing is on the sheet? |
View a stamp exhibit that is either topical or technical. What does it say about the stamps? |
Mail Art
Mail Art Definition
Art of the letter, artistically inpired letters, objects, parcels, postacrds sent through the mail, decorated envelopes, artists mail, art postal artifacts (also mailart)
Mail Art Resources
Friends' Networks, Friends Email Networks
Mail Art Artists
Mailart Archives on the Web
http://alyonkamailartproject.blogspot.com/ http://confessyoursins.blogspot.com/
Mail Art Shows
Mailart Shows are often themd. Participants create mailart on a chosen theme. Often open to the public. Some documentation usually provided.
- The More I change
- Axis of Evil: The Secret History of Sin, April 6- May 11, 2005
Mail Art Literature
- Correspondance Art
Mailart Art Historical Resources
Mailart Related
- Rubber Stamps, Stamping, embossing, applique, fabric accessories, scrapbooking, postcards, printing, stickers, paper ephemera, digital printing, address databases, commercial printing,
Mailart Wiki (Interactive)
Create a mail art piece. Affix correct postage. Mail to this address:
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Make several more mail art pieces,; make each one slightly different. Mail to several friends. Don't forget to mail one to yourself. |
Look for mail art shows on the web. Find a show with a theme or no theme at all. Create an appropriate maila rt piece nad mail it by the deadline. |
Artistamps
Artistamps Definition
generally, parody regular postage stamps in form and meaning. Political themes are appropriate, but artistamp are often whimsical. Some artists fantasize secessionist lands or virtual worlds from which to post mail.
- Fantasy stamps
- Faux Postage
- Labels
- Cinderellas
- Virtual Worlds
Artistamps Resources
Artistamp Artists
Jas Felter
Artistsamp Shows
"Motherland/Fatherland" Artistamp Exhibition
The Moscow International Forum of Art Initiatives, Moscow State Exhibition Hall "Novy Manege" July 11-21, 2002 co-curators of artistamp exhibition: Natalie Lamanova, Russia, Alexander Kholopov, Russia, James Felter, Canada http://sewers.artinfo.ru/cv/mafa.htm
Consciousness Unfolded: Mail Art for the 21st Century
This dynamic exhibition invites artist to submit work via the postal service creating a network of communication that provides an insightful dialogue that investigates the direction the book/codex/scroll/card is taking form and purpose in the 21st millennium.
http://www.centerforbookarts.org/exhibits/archive/showdetail.asp?showID=167
Artpool’s List of Events 1979-1991
Artpool’s list of multiple shows and events from that era, with some links
http://www.artpool.hu/events79-91.html
Post Modern Post
A show of artistamps from 2003 at the Sonoma County Museum in California
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/03.13.03/stamps-0311.html
ParaStamp: From Fluxus to the Internet
A show of four decades of artistamps, held in Budapest from March 23-June2, 2007.
http://www.artpool.hu/Artistamp/Para/Stamp00.html
Multiplitiy/Multiplicidad
Large retrospective of artistamp archives. SOMArts San Francisco, July 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddjQAfr5fr0
Artistamp Literature
Herbert, Martin. "Post War", Artforum International, May 2007: Article on Steve McQueen's Queen and Country comminssioned by London's Imperial War Museum. Example of: Political Art
Crane, Michael and Soffle, Mary ed., Correspondence Art: Source Book for the Network of International Postal Art Activity, Contemporary Arts Press, San Francisco, 1984.
Artistamp Production Techniques
How to make Artistamps
So you want to make artistamps?
A helpful page of links to many artmaking tutorials
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~benm/stamps/artistamps.html
Mail Art and Artistamps
The articles at this website were previously at Aisling.net. They include how-to tips and instructions, as well as free downloads, samples of mail art, and links.
http://www.mailartists.com/artistamps.htm
Knoph
A very good introduction to Artistamps. A must read for those who are new to the list and just starting out in the field.
Create an essay stamp design appropriate for a specific country. Use correct text based on your knowledge of the country's language and postal conventions. |
Create a sheet format of whimsical artistamps from a fantasy country or no country at all. Create several designs for a multiple design sheet. |